Germany scored seven victories on their return to the FIVB World League, helping them move up to world No.11

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 30, 2010 – World League returnees Germany have rocketed up six places to No. 11 on the FIVB World Rankings following an impressive ninth place finish in the 2010 World League while silver medalists Russia regained the No. 2 spot from USA following the latest update of the FIVB men’s World Rankings at the conclusion of the FIVB World League last Sunday.

The USA drop to No. 3 after failing to qualify for the Final Round in Cordoba, Argentina while Germany’s second place finish in Pool D in their first World League since 2003 helped them move up from world No. 17 to No. 11. Brazil remain world No. 1 following their gold medal win.

Elsewhere, Italy move up two places to No. 5 after topping Pool B and finishing sixth in Cordoba, overtaking both Poland and Bulgaria who both drop a place to No. 6 and No. 7 respectively, while Cuba and Argentina also gained one place, moving up to No. 8 and No. 9 respectively at the expense of China who fall to No. 10.

Meanwhile, Japan drop one place to No. 12, Venezuela drop two spots to No. 15, Puerto Rico drop to No. 17 and Iran drop one to No. 18.